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Life is all about choices 生活充满选择Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a goodmood and always has something positive to say. When someone would askhim how he was doing, he would reply, If I were any better, I’d betwins!” He was a natural motivator.Ifan employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling theemployee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing thisstyle really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and askedhim, I don t get it. You can t be positive all the time. How do youdo it?Michael replied, each morningI wake up and say to myself Mike, you have two choices today. You canchoose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. Ichoose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I canchoose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learnfrom it. Every time someone comes to me complaining I can choose toaccept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life.I choose the positive side of life.Yeah, right. It isnt that easy. I protested.Yes it is, Michael said. Life is all about choices. When you cutaway all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how youreact to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. Youchoose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is: Its yourchoice how you live life. I reflected on what Michael said.Soon thereafter, I left the big enterprise that I had worked in foryears to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often though abouthim when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Severalyears later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious accident,falling off 60 feet from a communications tower.After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive care, Michael wasreleased from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michaelabout six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, hereplied, If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars? Id